Nearly 51% of households received more benefits then they paid in taxes, according to the government’s official statistics firm, ONS.

Paraplanners have begun gathering in Warwick today for the CISI Paraplanner Conference, with attendance over the two days estimated at around 150.

Over one hundred delegates poured into the main hall for The Paraplanner Conference 2016 this morning and you can follow all the activity here on Financial Planning Today.

The co-chairmen of the CISI Paraplanner Conference this afternoon praised delegates for their high level of interaction and engagement with the sessions.

A British Financial Planner has been invited by organisers of an international conference to offer delegates his expertise as a financial neutral in matters of divorce and separation.

Financial Planning systems provider Distribution Technology has snapped up Columbia Threadneedle’s head of fixed income risk.

A pension consultancy firm says it has found signs of potential scam activity in 11% of pension transfer requests.

Nearly 4 out of 10 wealthy UK investors aged 40 or above would never pay any amount for financial advice, research has indicated.

Alan Sugar’s former right hand man on hit TV show the Apprentice is warning of the dangers of investment scammers embedding themselves into people’s lives.

Financial Planners will try to channel their inner Rory McIlroy when they take to the course for a marathon 16 consecutive hours of golf.